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Pick up my seat tomorrow, hope to wrap this build up soon

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That seat looks great towersddg9! :metal:

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Seats look great! That's the instrument cluster I want. Very nice.
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I agree that is nice!!!

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Been busy with yard work and closing the pool for winter but... put a quick detail shine on the truck!

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Ordered a P/s bracket mount......hopefully I can get it to fit.

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Thanks for the input, here she is all done
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back on 4 wheels

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Today I dropped my truck off to the paint shop. Will be posting pics during and after. Can't wait to see the great job
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New weatherstripping installed and the doors hung!

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Took the crossmember over to my buddy's shop, put it up on the bench and took it most of the way apart. Can't get the ball joints off. I cut the rivet heads and used a punch but the rivets wouldn't budge. :(

Steven

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Got my GMC ready to be drivien for the first time since 1997...going to a car show tomorrow. So far it has new rear brake shoes with wheel cylinders, all new cap, coil, rotor, wires, plugs, points, and condensor. In addition to all that, I had to free up 5 stuck intake valves, straighten 3 push rods, break free the door mechanisms, and fix the gas gage. The truck has sat so long, a lot of things on it are corroded together. I still have to figure out why the front parking lights & turn signals don't work, and the heater doesn't work. I've gone thru almost a full can of penetrating oil working on her. :gmc2:

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I had the same problem. I ended up using an air chisel between the ball joint and the control arm. It took a min but, it finally worked a gap in there so I could pry it the rest of the off.

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Thanks for the tip!

Steven

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ya, an air chisel will be your best friend when it comes to those rivits. Those things were meant to last forever lol

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Spent all day mounting the new fender emblems. Who would think so much time could be spent on such a simple project. The upside being both sides came out exactly the same and I'm very pleased with the results. Details and photos tomorrow.

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I have a finished rolling chassis, now onto the motor and trans.

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They just did this on trucks TV Saturday. Not sure if you can watch the segment but they cut off the ball joint with a torch then heated the rivets with the torch and used an air hammer to get the rivets out. Looked pretty easy if you have a torch.

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Bought a toolbox that I will be refurbishing to stick in the back. It is a drop in style so it will sit below the level of the side rails so it won't be seen easily. It's diamond plate but pretty beat up. I think it will be getting a coat of paint to match the truck.

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Thanks, I have seen more older trucks lately and was pleased to find the following garage. They have worked on several trucks and the owner has a 65 yellow chevy, they will be helping me with my wiring shortly. Here a few pics:
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Finished the shifter, pedals and column and started on the Dynamat

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Oil changed, emergency brake adjusted, clock installed, gas and drove it.

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Not exactly work on my truck, but I just spent the last hour and a half reinserting at least a dozen missing photos in my build thread that Imageshack unceremoniously feels a need to randomly drop. And I’m not done yet.

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Bought the power steering kit from the Captain and picked up a 1.25" front sway bar from Pick and Pull. Ordered up the Energy Suspension bushings for it and I'm going to finish painting it up today.

I was thinking of using that silver Hammertone paint on the sway bar to give it some colour. How durable is that stuff?

Brian

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Continued with tear down this past weekend. Hadn't planned on removing the cross member, but could not think of a good reason not to once that was all that was left attached to the frame:lol:. Actually, cleaning, degreasing, and rust removal will be a TON easier with it off:metal:

Now time for rust removal, then POR15 on the frame.